Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/01

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Darkroom
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 22:35:51 -0400

Hum.  Perhaps, B.D., you could point me to the nearest (to me) "plenty of"
place where I could do that?

;-)


> There are also plenty of places now, Austin, where you can simply drop
> off your card and come back and pick up the prints, same as film. ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Austin
> Franklin
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:32 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Darkroom
>
>
> B.D.,
>
> Yes, that is "sort of" do-able...but...read what you wrote...look at the
> images (read spend time standing, or if they are nice enough to provide
> you with a chair), pick the ones you want (again, more time), and make
> "general" adjustments (again, more more time) etc.  Also, if someone
> else is waiting, and you are going to take 10 minutes to fuss about,
> you're going to get some sighs...or YOU may be the one waiting...
>
> Now, you can also take the images, put them on your computer, do what
> you want, and only put the images you want to print, adjustments made,
> on the "card", and print all...but you STILL spent the time to do that.
>
> Bottom line, is digital typically DOES take quite a bit more time than
> simply dropping off your film, and picking up your double prints, and
> filing your film away.
>
> Austin

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